Spinning reel



Oct. 2l, 1952 Q DEAN 2,614,767

SPINNING REEL Filed March ll, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 .7m/en Zor lzarlas0. efm

Oct. 21, 1952 C, O, DEAN 2,614,767

SPINNING REEL.

Filed March ll, 1948 2 SHEETS- SHEET 2 J Raf- 4 F575 J7 35 fm frz Ve'vrkarles Q 12am Patented Oct. 2l, l1952 s flr-l-oilFffFicfrE i"sPmNINGiREEL A Charles `0.y Dean, Uniontown, Ba.,y assignerof :one-

.xthiitd to..-1Les1iefW., Secoy, Point Marions fPa.

yiApplicaition-March 11, 1943,'1SerialfNo; 14,225

This :inventionvrelates' l.to a spinning reel'4 havf ing11f0rY :its,primary object to provide .a novel :means :for: mounting the .reel .1on s -a conventional :flyxrndA whiohidoes not `:requrewchange thestructure: of Lthe rod.

The invention consists in the details .off constructionaandxinxthecombination: and arrange- -ment of the several: partsuofrmyvimprovedspin- :ming reel` whereby .certain `advantages `are atvtained,` asnwillbelehereinaftermorelfully set forth.

In .,faorderthatizmy'invention may be better .-understood,Irwillxinow-proceed to describe :the :same: withxreference.ztoxthef'accompanying draw- ;iitionrbrokengaway or :a- :spinning-zreel` :constructed ,imaccordance'v with fan embodiment l of the:inveniinssfwhereinz Figure'lds va view `rinvsideelevation with apor-:ition andjn 'appliedpositiom theassociated porftion :of :theyfishingxrodybeing in" fragment;

J; Figure'v 2 axsectional'view: taken-substantiallysoncthe--linev2+2nof1Figure 1 looking: in .the ditreotionzof the arrows;i

:ing :the reel :in @adjustment` for retrieving;

Figurel isa sectional View .takenfsubstantially on the line 4-4 ofFigure 2;

Figure V5.is a a.y viewxsimilar toFigure with the coverI or lid removed;

lflligure 6 .isla1 sectionalyiewftakenf substantially von the=1inef 6-6oflFigure `11;

Figure 7 r is a sectional'` view -ltaken :substantiallyuonthe line "I-I-of-Figure 1;.fand

`fisherman preferably cludes rinshis Aequipment la separate spool foreach type ofline.

Rigidly secured lasnat to `the outernface of `theiiangei2.; is apl-ate'. `Extending'outwardly from ther centralrportion` ofi the `.plate9, as herein `'disclosed integral therewith.. is a short 'boss or neclrl:whichis integral or rigid with the: centralportionfofafiiatplate IIherein disclosedlas 1 circularlin `form.

The' bossfor neck' I 0 isat the axial center of the plate I Iwandextending outwardlyu from theplate II l and -also at "the axial `center`thereof` is `a threaded shank I2.

Thefshank I2 is freely fr'directed through-2 a cen-4tral-openinglll-ofaplateff. Thisf'plate I5 is "defined': by 'the`outstandingl lmarginali surroundving flange I6 which 'has close contact-wi-th-an elongated securing member I'I disposed radially of'the plateI5 and `extending ltherebeyond at `both extremities of the memberv I 1.

*Threading upon-the portion of thefshank I2 inwardly'of the plateI`5isfa holding nult IBpreferablyof a type to beapplied or removedtof'the instrumentality of l -a Y Spanner wrench, althoughthisisnotessential. When thenut I8 islapplied,

vthemasing -`B-` has fa `swiveledmounting on the `plated I topermitready-turningbr swinging of Figure 8 is a sectional view takensubstantially l on the line 8-8 of Figure 1. l

...In the. embodiment of .the .invention `.as illus- .trailed in .theaccompanying drawing, .B denotes a casing `of desired dimensionsl and.cylindrical in "form, This casing Bincludesabase plate..` l, and

a surrounding'ange2 at the marginofthe plate I whereby the bodyfmemberjis. of4 a, cup-.shape type Rigid with thebaseplateI.anddisp`osed "inl "the same general direction ,as cthe. flange.A 2is a`cylindrical pin or `shaft 3 upon `,which )is `mountedior'freerotationya, spools. Thisspool Sqjas herein embodied, comprises ajhubfAand JflarigesS between whichthe lineLL winds. The spo-volSisheldinjposition upon the pin or shaft "3 by thekheaded memberjthreading, into the outer end portion of the .pin or shaft, thehead `'I.ofwhich being of suiiicient diametertooverlie.the

centrall portion. of` the spool .S. .Upon removal .oli the membenl,l.themspools .may bereadily, re-

moved. as may .be .desired and moreparticularly when.. th.esherman.desired to Lchange. .the line `thefcasing'B uponitheeshank` as 'itsaxis from one `selected position toanother as will laterbe moreparticularly re'ferred'to.

" The opposed facesof the plates I'I `and I51are `"provided withVregistering annular grooves I9 groove '211v being intersectedy by alug.22. .Posi- Ltioned .Withinthe registering. grooves wand. 20.is.-an.expans`ible element `23- herein .disclosed as ia, c.oil..spr.ingof requisite compression. -One of the-extremities `of the expansiblemember -23 `has .contactewi-th one -of theflugsyas 2l with thei op-;positeextremityhavingeontact with the second :mgl-22. Theelernent213.is `of such lengthand tofs such `1 compression :to normally maintainthe L gof one .weight .for another. :In practice, the 1-.55 the casing`Bain-the;positionillustrated inrFigure 3. In this position asillustrated in Figure 3 the reel is in adjustment for retrieving of theline L upon rotation of the spool S.

The hub l of the spool S outwardly of the inner flange 5 of the appliedspool has integral therewith a surrounding gear 25 with which engages alarger gear 2l. The gears 25 and 21 are preferably on a ratio one tothree. The axial center of the gear 2l is provided with the integralstub shaft 28 which extends outwardly and snugly through a bearingopening 29 provided through the base plate l of the casingB. To theouter end portion of the shaft 28 is operatively engaged a handle of anypreferred type.

When the casing B is moved from the position shown in Figure 3 to theposition illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and Il, the expansible member orspring 23 is placed under further compression and when the casing Breaches the position shown in Figures l, 2 and 4, lthe working extremityof the lever 25 is received within a second peripheral recess 3 l. Therecesses 24 and 3| are preferably spaced apart ninety degrees so thatwhen the casing B is in the position illustrated in Figures l, 2 and 4,the axis of rotation of the spool S will be in a general directionlengthwise to the rod-R to which the reel is applied and when the casingB Vis in the position illustrated in Figure 3, the axial centerof thespool S will be substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axisof the rod R with the operating member 35, preferably at the right sideof the rod.

The latch 25 in close proximity to its working end carries a laterallydirected short arm 32 which extends between the outstanding spacedparallel arms 33 and pivotally held thereto by the pin 34.

The outer ends of the arms 33 are connected by the intermediate wall 35and positioned between this wall 35 and the arm 52 is anexpansiblemember 36 herein disclosed as a coiled spring.

The placement of this member or spring 35 servesv to constantly urge theworking end of the latch 25 toward the` peripheral edge of the plate l iand maintainv the same in contact therewith so that when the casing Bmoves from one desired position to another the latch 25 automaticallyengages within the required recess Ztl or 3l to lock the casing B insuch position.

When the reel is in position it is held in a conventional manner as at3l and 38 upon the butt portion of the rod R outwardly of the hand grip39 on said butt portion. The latch member 25 overles the end portion ofthe elongated member Il disposed toward the grip 39 and the latch 25 isprovided with an extended finger piece [lil disposed toward the grip 55and preferably overlying the same so that a digit of a hand grasping thegrip 59 may be conveniently used to free the latch from the plate Il andparticularly when it is desired to have the casing B move from castingposition to retrieving position and which movement is affectedautomatically under the action of the expansible member or spring 23.

As illustrated in Figures l, 2 and l, the casing B is in position forcasting and when the cast is made the line will unwind from the spool Sin a free flowing action over the outer ilange 5 of the spool and duringwhich operation the spool S does not rotate. This free iiowing unwindingof the line L permits cast iishing with a light lure as it allows thethrow to be ior a considerable distance depending, of course, upon theduring such movement.

4 weight of the line L and/or the weight of the lure.

As the line leaves the spool S it passes through a guide eye lilpositioned outwardly of the spool S and in line with the axis ofrotation of the spool S. This assures the desired effective unwinding ofthe line L around the outer iiange 5 as'the line L leaves the spool.

The guide eye di is herein disclosed as positioned in the outer or freeend'portion of an elongated arm i2 rigid with the intermediate wall 35hereinbefore referred to.

It is believed to be obvious that during the cast the line L will unwindaround the outer flange 5 `of the spool S at great speed withpossibility of injury to a hand of a sherman. To eliminate thisdisadvantage or hazard there is detachably engaged with the outer orfree end portion of the ange 2 of the casing B, a lid or cover 43 hereindisclosed as concave or convex with its convex surface outwardlydisposed when the lid or cover 53 is applied. The marginal portion ofthe lid or cover 43 is defined by a surrounding flange M to permit thecover or lid to be threaded or otherwise operatively engaged with andheld to the casing B.

The cover or lid d3, in its general central portion, is provided with anopening i5 in alinely of the axis of rotation of the spool S and Yopened at its outer end for communication with a slot lil provided inthe ilange 2 of the casing B which extendstransversely across the arm 42or more particularly the eye member il thereof. As herein disclosed, theslot i? is shown of a 'width greater than the width of the slot @i6 withthe side edges of the meeting portion of the slots it and "il suitablybeveled as at G8 to assure ready passage of the line L into the slot 46.It is to be stated that the relation just mentioned of the slot i6 andtheopeningk i5 with respect to the guide or eye member' il is when thecasingk B is in position for casting. -1

It is particularly noted that when vthe casing B is in position forcasting, the slots 5 and il areso directed that when the casing B is renleased for movement into retrieving position, the line L will offer nohindrance or obstruction to such movement asv the line will be withinthe slot I claim:

n a spinning reel, a cylindrical casing having an open end, means formounting said casing for reversed quarter-turning movements on the buttof a ily-rod, a concavo-convex cover on the open end of said casing, aspool mounted for rotation within said casing, means for rotating saidspool, said cover having a radial slot extending from its center to andthrough its edge and connecting with a longitudinal slot formed in theside wall of vsaid casing for the passage of a line therethrough fromthe spool during andafter the turning of the casing from one or theother of its turned positions, an arm projecting from said mountingmeans, a line guide eye in the free end of said arm adapted to alignwith one or the other of the said slots as the casing is turned from oneor the other of its positions relative to the rod butt, a latching meansfor holding said casing in each of its turned positions of use, the saidmounting means comprised in a bracket removably supported on the butt ofthe fly-rod, a

bracket to provide a space between the plate and the bracket, said platehaving a central opening, an arcuate plate secured on the outer side ofthe side wall of said casing, a shank projecting from the center of saidarcuate plate and through the opening in' said circular plate, a nutwithin the said space and threaded onto the free end of said shank, aflange encircling said shank at the outer side of said circular plate,said circular plate and said flange having registering annular groovesformed in the opposed faces thereof, a lug formed on said plate andintersecting the groove therein, a second lug formed on said liange andintersecting the groove in the same, a coil spring seated in saidgrooves and having its ends abutting said lugs, said spring normallyacting to hold said lugs in abutting relation, said flange having a pairof notches in its edge spaced apart a distance equal to a quarter turnof said shank and the casing, said arm having a slotted opening adjacentits point of support on said bracket, a holding lever extending throughsaid slotted opening and pivotally mounted therein and adapted to engageone or the other of said notches to retain the reel structure in one orthe other of its positions of use,v

said spring acting automatically to turn said casing in one directionupon the release of said holding lever from the engaged of said notches,and a second coil spring for tensioning said holding lever engaged withone or the other of said notches.

CHARLES Ol. DEAN REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the le of this patent:

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